100%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ψάμαθη(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. SAM-ə-thee(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from Greek ψάμαθος (psamathos) meaning "sand of the seashore". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including one of the Nereids. One of the small moons of Neptune is named after her. Categories beach, earth, Greek mythology, moons, moons of Neptune, nymphs, sea, water